Opinions on Weatherby Accumark

oldfart

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I am interested in this rifle due it comes in 338/06 and has an aluminum bedding block.

Has anyone outhere experience with Weatherby such as out of the accuracy. As its almost twice the cost of the American big three any of which which can be bedded to shoot 1" groups. I have a preference for mauser type actions which Weatherby isnt.

Any input is greately appreciated..Mike
 
My Accumark is easily a 1MOA shooter no problem . The Mark V triggers are easy to adjust and very crisp . I have 2 buddies with the same rifle same caliber ( 30-378 ) and they shoot 1MOA as well

Its a great stock design because unlike other fiberglass stocks with aluminum bedding blocks, its a very trim design ( compared to the HS Precisions / B&C made for heavy barrel varmint and tactical rifles ) . Lots of people dont like the styling of the Weatherby monte carlo high cheekpiece, but it works perfect for a scoped rifle and doesnt boot you in the cheek

Despite all the internet hype about the 9 bolt lugs ( or 6 ) not making contact I put dykem blue on mine and they all seem to bear equally

You will love the short ( relative to Mauser and other 2 lug actions ) bolt throw

Only downside of most Weatherbys ( dont think the non Wby calibers will have this problem ) is they have a huge amount of freebore that can be detrimental to accuracy. One of my friends had his barrel set back and freebore taken out and it helped accuracy a bit

My best shooting Wby is my el cheapo "Synthetic model" in 257Wby. Go figure.

If you want a 338 A-Square then i say go for it.

Dont worry about paying the extra $$ for the brass. Lots of people complain about the cost of Wby brass but they dont realize that generally speaking the Norma ( Wby ) brass is also better quality than the Rem / Win brass.

Price some Norma / Lapua 308Win brass out against Rem / Win 308Win brass
 
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